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Battery materials provider NOVONIX Limited (NASDAQ: NVX, ASX:NVX) has officially completed the sale of its Battery Technology Solutions (BTS) division.

ResMed Inc. (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD) has released its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, reporting an 11 per cent increase in revenue to $1.4 billion.

Apple shares advanced more than 4% in extended trading to USD 281.31 after the technology giant delivered a fiscal second-quarter performance that significantly surpassed market expectations.

Brent crude soared past US$122 a barrel on April 30, 2026, in what traders are calling a “wartime high.”

South32 Limited (ASX:S32) has revealed a substantial capital expenditure increase for its flagship Hermosa project in Arizona, lifting the expected growth capital for the Taylor deposit to about US$3.3 billion (approximately A$4.6 billion), up from US$2.16 billion at final investment approval.

Fortescue Deputy Chairman Mark Barnaba speaks to Bloomberg TV about rising costs from the Iran war, China's growing influence, and the miner's push to replace diesel with renewable energy. Barnaba speaks to Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin exclusively from the Bank of America's Breakthrough Technology Dialogue Asia Pacific in Singapore.

In a move aimed at filling a high-profile diplomatic void, the Trump administration has officially nominated former Republican Congressman David Brat to serve as the United States Ambassador to Australia.

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells Bloomberg TV that the global economy faces a "really dangerous moment" as the Middle East conflict threatens to accelerate inflation and drag on activity.

As homeownership drifts further out of reach, governments are looking for new ways to help first-time buyers come up with the money. In Australia, economist Saul Eslake argues that letting buyers tap retirement savings or reduce down payments only puts more upward pressure on prices. In Singapore, economist Sumit Agarwal points to a very different system: mandatory savings there can be used for housing, but steep taxes discourage buying second and third homes. Through the experiences of first-time buyers Jordan Davies in Melbourne and Jeff Chie in Singapore, the story explores whether easier access to capital really helps people buy homes or simply makes housing even more expensive.